 
Roll of Honor
Extracts of Appreciation “They can have England, France, Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany, I have seen them all and spent some time in each, but give me the old United States.” Raymond O. Ogletree “I will tell you of my first experience in a dugout. When we arrived here it was raining, so I crawled into a dugout for the night. In the meantime shells were landing regularly. I unrolled my pack and went to bed and I had no more than got settled when Fritz sent some large ones over. As I was a new man at the trade it was hard for me to get to sleep, but finally I did and sometime in the night he sent a large one over which made a direct hit on my dugout. I jumped almost out of bed. It rained so much during the night that I was almost floating when I awoke the next morning and it took me nearly all day to dry out all of my stuff.” Raymond O. Ogletree “Speaking of Christmas, we had a pleasant one considering the place and times. There are twenty-seven children in the town where we are now, the same place we were during the holidays. We had a Christmas Tree for them, so I suppose we made several little hearts happy.” Glenn Milner “I don’t know whether I will get the first German helmet or not, but I am going to do my bit over there. I shall take it all like a man and fight my best for Old Glory.” Joe McCann “I wish I were in good health and could do my bit over there along with the other boys.” Tyler Grant “It’s very nice of the Riverview War Service Station to offer a prize to the first boy who captures a German helmet. I’d like to have a chance at the Kaiser and get the one he wears.” Marvin Baker “I don’t know how to start to thank the good people of Riverview for the hearty Christmas greetings through the Bulletin. I will say this much, they are the best ever. I send my best regards to everyone.” Archie Blackmon “You don’t know how much I appreciate the kindness of the Riverview people while we are over here chasing the Germans as fast as we possibly can. You, no doubt have heard of the big American drive that is now going. I must say that the old U. S. boys are making it hot for those Dutchmen just now. I have been transferred to the band, so I am hoping to play a piece for the boys to march through Berlin soon.” Waymon C. Anthony “I want to say that if all the boys in the Service appreciate, as I do, what the folks of Riverview are doing for our benefit, the work is a great success. The letters you send certainly are interesting to me. They keep me in very close touch with what is going on at home.” Waymon C. Anthony “I think this is one of the grandest lives a boy can live if he will do his best. I am proud to be a soldier and I hope that it won’t be long before I can go over sea to do my part. I feel like we are fighting for a cause that God would have us fight for. I had much rather go over the top than have it always said of me, ‘He was a slacker’. That’s enough said about that for we are going to get the Kaiser some old way.” Roy B. Anthony “I am sorry I didn’t get over to help the boys. I don’t feel like I have been in the Service at all, but I have done the best I could. I think those who went oversea are the ones that should have all the praise for winning this war.” Roy B. Anthony “We are here training to fight for the old flag and we will not give up until the last one is dead.” Watson Ware “A German garden was captured by our boys a few days ago, so we are living high on cabbage, turnips, etc. You should see what fine homes the Germans had in their dugouts: electric lights, bath rooms, pianos and all such to make life pleasant. I want to tell you, however, that they are not spending much of their time playing pianos and taking baths now, for our boys are giving them all the music they are looking for, and then some.” Waymon C. Anthony “For the sake of my country, I am anxious for the day to come when I shall have the opportunity of going over the top to capture the helmet that you mentioned in your last letter, not for the $50.00 reward, but for the sake of my country and the people who are dear to me. I trust that when the war is all over I can go back home and truly say, ‘I have done my all’.” Committees
WAR SERVICE COMMITTEE, Riverview C. A. Goggans C. L. Gibson R. H. Bledsoe, chairman WAR SERVICE STATION, Riverview RED CROSS WORK ROOM, Riverview INTERIOR WAR SERVICE STATION, Riverview Committee Report
From the Riverview Red Cross
GEORGE H. LANIER “Whose deep and abiding interest made the R. W. JENNINGS Chairman of the Executive Committee War Service Stations during the greater part of their existence. Wm. H. HUFF Founder of the War Service Stations They came from town and city, From factory, mill and field, At duty’s call, they gave their all America to shield. |
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